Haredi anti-draft protesters demonstrate against new Ma'alot Tzur enlistment program head- report
According to N12, the protesters arrived in organized transportation, stood outside the new head's home, and distributed pashkevilim (broadsides or posters used by the ultra-Orthodox community).
Dozens of anti-draft protesters from the Haredi community arrived at the residence of Ma'alot Tzur program's new leader in Komemiyut on Monday night. The demonstrators, traveling in organized vehicles, gathered outside the new leader's home and distributed pamphlets criticizing him. Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, the founder and CEO of Ma'alot Tzur, passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 32.
Farber had launched the program nearly two years ago and had successfully enlisted around 500 yeshiva students, marking the highest number of Haredi recruits in recent years. On Sunday night, a separate protest in northern Jerusalem against the Israeli Defense Force draft blocked several roads, including Shivtei Israel Street. This protest was deemed disruptive, prompting the deployment of Israel Police's Special Patrol Unit and Border Police personnel to manage the situation. Keshet Neev and James Genn contributed to this report.
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